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by **FST4RD** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:50 pm

Looking for a car that costs next to nothing to run round town.
Has to be manual, reliable and only want to spend up to $4k max.
What sort of cars would people recommend?
I want another mini, but i would assume a fuel injected car around the same engine size will be better on gas?

by **Leon** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:54 pm

Corolla with 5afe

I get as bad as 14km/l around town cold running, and as good as 19km/l highway.

[hugs commuter box car]

by **Snoozin** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 3:20 pm

97 Mitsubishi Mirage, 1500 carby NZ new.

We regularly saw 5.0l/100km in this beast, shame it got written off after an argument with an SUV.

by **.:O4AGTZ:.** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 3:32 pm

Got a 95 Pulsar hatch, gets 800km to 45L on the open road. Around 750km mixed.

by **FST4RD** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:06 pm

Snoozin wrote:97 Mitsubishi Mirage, 1500 carby NZ new.

We regularly saw 5.0l/100km in this beast, shame it got written off after an argument with an SUV.

That seems super good! So far it seems this is the winner!
What about cars like Suzuki altos, Dihatsu charade 3 cylinders?

Website · by Al » Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:10 pm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-ca ... 676867.htm

Buy this before I do....

by **bzrspeed** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:13 pm

May i suggest a Fiat Punto 1.2L sport. nice and nippy and only a 1.2L engine.

by **B_giB** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:14 pm

FST4RD wrote:That seems super good! So far it seems this is the winner!
What about cars like Suzuki altos, Dihatsu charade 3 cylinders?

Suzuki Alto!

We had one, 30 litre tank or something, that lasted 550 km!

by **FST4RD** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:24 pm

bzrspeed wrote:May i suggest a Fiat Punto 1.2L sport. nice and nippy and only a 1.2L engine.

Mum has a March with a 1.2 motor. It's not so economical cause you have to use a lot of accelerator to get it up to speed.

by **FST4RD** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:24 pm

B_giB wrote:
FST4RD wrote:That seems super good! So far it seems this is the winner!
What about cars like Suzuki altos, Dihatsu charade 3 cylinders?

Suzuki Alto!

We had one, 30 litre tank or something, that lasted 550 km!

What year and motor?

by **Leon** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:26 pm

March's have a bad reputation. BHG and stretched timing chains.

Daihatsu Mira I had one that'd do 20km/l highway. Bloody awful car though!!! The 5AFE Corolla gets nearly that, and is 100 times less likely to kill me in a crash.

by **FST4RD** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:31 pm

Leon wrote:March's have a bad reputation. BHG and stretched timing chains.

Daihatsu Mira I had one that'd do 20km/l highway. Bloody awful car though!!! The 5AFE Corolla gets nearly that, and is 100 times less likely to kill me in a crash.

Tell me about it! Just clocked 100k and the chain has just been done.
New car will never see the highway, just to and from both jobs and the gym (about 80k a day).

by **FST4RD** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:32 pm

Al wrote:http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/toyota/auction-483676867.htm

Buy this before I do....

I do like them, but not good enough mileage I think.

by **B_giB** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 5:52 pm

FST4RD wrote:
B_giB wrote:
FST4RD wrote:That seems super good! So far it seems this is the winner!
What about cars like Suzuki altos, Dihatsu charade 3 cylinders?

Suzuki Alto!

We had one, 30 litre tank or something, that lasted 550 km!

What year and motor?

It was the 800cc 3 cylinder, 1986 I think

by **rollaholic** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:45 pm

Snoozin wrote:97 Mitsubishi Mirage, 1500 carby NZ new.

We regularly saw 5.0l/100km in this beast, shame it got written off after an argument with an SUV.

crazy to think such an old carby POS has numbers that would make most modern diesels jealous!

by **STR** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:59 pm

I've got a 1996 Hyundai Lantra wagon. 1.8 EFI manual and I get about 6.7l/100k on long trips and 7.5l/100km around town. I've had it since March '06, and apart from replacing the clutch (thrust bearing went) and rear shocks ($220 + about 2 hours of my own time) I've had to do virtually nothing to it. Done a shade over 250000kms now, and still goes very well.

by **Snoozin** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:06 pm

rollaholic wrote:
Snoozin wrote:97 Mitsubishi Mirage, 1500 carby NZ new.

We regularly saw 5.0l/100km in this beast, shame it got written off after an argument with an SUV.

crazy to think such an old carby POS has numbers that would make most modern diesels jealous!

It's because it had zero safety features, zero creature comforts and was made from the crappiest materials available. Pretty much what Lotus would have made, if they were in the economy hatchback market.

by **B1NZ** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:03 pm

Motorbike/scooter

by **spoonza6** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:51 pm

EE80 Corolla with a 2E

Website · by **Bling** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:56 pm

If you just ran everywhere you could cancel your gym membership and save a lot more. :lol:

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